HEB 7:10 Parallel View

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UST What I have said makes sense because Levi had not yet been born and was, in a way, still inside Abraham, his great-grandfather, when he and Melchizedek met together.

BSB For when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the loin of his ancestor.

BLB For he was still in the loin of his father when Melchizedek met him.

AICNT for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.

OEB for Levi was still in the body of his ancestor when Melchizedek met Abraham.

WEB for he was yet in the body of his father when Melchizedek met him.

NET For he was still in his ancestor Abraham’s loins when Melchizedek met him.

LSV for he was yet in the loins of the father when Melchizedek met him.

FBV for he was yet to be born from his father[fn] when Melchizedek met Abraham.

7:10 Literally, “in his father's loins.”

TCNT For Levi was still in the loins of his ancestor Abraham when Melchizedek met him.

T4T since the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.

LEB For he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.
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BBE Because he was still in his father's body when Melchizedek came to him.

MOF No MOF HEB book available

ASV for he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him.

DRA For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedech met him.

YLT for he was yet in the loins of the father when Melchisedek met him.

DBY For he was yet in the loins of his father when Melchisedec met him.

RV for he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him.

WBS For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

KJB For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

BB For he was yet in the loynes of his father, when Melchisedech met Abraham.
(For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedech met Abraham.)

GNV For hee was yet in the loynes of his father Abraham, when Melchi-sedec met him.
(For he was yet in the loins of his father Abraham, when Melchi-sedec met him. )

CB for he was yet in the loynes of his father Abraham, whan Melchisedech met him.
(for he was yet in the loins of his father Abraham, when Melchisedech met him.)

TNT For he was yet in the loynes of his father Abraham when Melchisech met him.
(For he was yet in the loins of his father Abraham when Melchisech met him. )

WYC whanne Melchisedech mette with hym.
(whanne Melchisedech mette with him.)

LUT Denn er war je noch in den Lenden des Vaters, da ihm Melchisedek entgegenging.
(Because he was je still in the Lenden the Vaters, there him Melchisedek entgegenging.)

CLV adhuc enim in lumbis patris erat, quando obviavit ei Melchisedech.
(adhuc because in lumbis patris was, when obviavit to_him Melchisedech. )

UGNT ἔτι γὰρ ἐν τῇ ὀσφύϊ τοῦ πατρὸς ἦν, ὅτε συνήντησεν αὐτῷ Μελχισέδεκ.
(eti gar en taʸ osfui tou patros aʸn, hote sunaʸntaʸsen autōi Melⱪisedek.)

SBL-GNT ἔτι γὰρ ἐν τῇ ὀσφύϊ τοῦ πατρὸς ἦν ὅτε συνήντησεν αὐτῷ ⸀Μελχισέδεκ.
(eti gar en taʸ osfui tou patros aʸn hote sunaʸntaʸsen autōi ⸀Melⱪisedek. )

TC-GNT ἔτι γὰρ ἐν τῇ ὀσφύϊ τοῦ πατρὸς ἦν, ὅτε συνήντησεν αὐτῷ [fn]ὁ Μελχισεδέκ.
(eti gar en taʸ osfui tou patros aʸn, hote sunaʸntaʸsen autōi ho Melⱪisedek.)

7:10 ο ¦ — CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἔτι & ἐν τῇ ὀσφύϊ τοῦ πατρὸς ἦν

still & in the loin ˱of˲_his father ˱he˲_was

Here the author speaks as if Levi was still in the loin of his father. He means that Abraham had not yet fathered any descendants, so in a way they were all still part of Abraham. The author uses this figure of speech to make two points. First, Levi and the priests descended from him had not yet been born and thus could be considered to be inside Abraham. Second, because they were inside Abraham, they participated in whatever Abraham did. This included giving a tithe to Melchizedek. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that closely identifies Levi and Abraham, while showing that Levi was not yet born. Alternate translation: “he was not yet born, and Abraham represented him”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τοῦ πατρὸς

˱of˲_his father

Here the author uses the word father to refer in general to a male ancestor. Abraham was more specifically Levi’s great-grandfather on his father’s side. Use an appropriate word for this relationship in your culture. Alternate translation: “of his ancestor”

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτῷ

˱with˲_him

Here, the word him refers to Abraham. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make explicit that the pronoun refers to Abraham. Alternate translation: “Abraham”

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